A Carbondale man was charged in Douglas County District Court on Monday with attempting to have sex with two Baldwin City girls under the age of 14.

The 38-year-old man was being held in the county jail on $80,000 bail on charges of attempted rape and attempted aggravated sodomy. If convicted, the man could face a total maximum sentence of 419 months in prison. His next court appearance is 2 p.m. Nov. 13.

The suspect was arrested Friday by Baldwin City police acting on a tip after he drove to the to Baldwin from Carbondale, Police Chief Mike McKenna said.

The Journal-World doesn’t print the names of sex crime suspects until they have been convicted.